The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced it will continue to keep complaints public. As part of this decision the CFPB has announced a number of enhancements to the database such as: More prominently display... Read More →
Category - Misc
Bank of America Under Investigation By The CFPB For Potential Unauthorized Account Opening
Bank of America (BoA) is currently under investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). CFPB is trying to determine if BoA opened accounts without authorization back in 2014 to meet sales goals. In 2016 Wells Fargo... Read More →
Priority Pass Restaurant Timberline Steaks & Grille (DEN) – Shut Down On October 15th, 2019
Update: This is now confirmed, with a message appearing on the Priority Pass website: Update 9/22/19: Servers are saying that the Timberline will close on October 15th. Update 9/16/19: They are serving the full menu again, for some time... Read More →
AARP To End Rewards For Good Program, Replaced By AARP Rewards
Update 9/22/19: Few more days to use points. Will Run For Miles has some suggestions on what to use them for. Update 8/29/19: You’ll actually have until September 24th, 2019 to use existing points. Hat tip to reader Bob Original... Read More →
You Can Visit America’s National Parks For Free On These Days
Update 9/22/19: These are the days available for 2019. September 28th, 2019 coming up. Hat tip to reader Tanya The Offer Direct link to offer The National Park’s Service has a number of entrance fee-free dates, allowing you to... Read More →
United Sends Out Redemption E-mail In Error
United Airlines sent out e-mails to some loyalty members earlier today/yesterday stating that their balance had decreased due to a recent redemption, this lead some customers to believe that their accounts had unauthorized access... Read More →
American Express Adds Permanent Centurion Lounge Restrictions – 3 Hours Prior To Departure & No Access On Arrival (No Restriction On Layovers)
Update 9/16/19: Frequent Miler points out that this does not apply to lay overs. This was something I was not aware of, so thought some readers wouldn’t know either. Terms clearly state (emphasis mine): We will not admit Platinum... Read More →
PSA: Check Existing Marriott Reservations To See If They Have Decreased In Price After Peak/Off Peak Introduction
Over the weekend Marriott introduced peak and off peak pricing among a number of other changes. This means some properties are now cheaper than they once were if they fall under the off peak pricing. Unfortunately Marriott doesn’t... Read More →
Priority Pass Adds “The House” Lounges To Sydney & Melbourne – Will Charge $20AUD To Access
Priority Pass members can now access “The House” lounges at two Australian airports – Sydney (SYD) & Melbourne (MEL). Unfortunately Priority Pass members cannot access these lounges for free, they have to pay a $20... Read More →
Amtrak Adds 10% Active Duty Military & Veteran Discount
Amtrak has added a new 10% discount for U.S. active duty military & U.S. Veterans. Vets need to select Military Veteran as their traveler type when booking and active duty need to select ‘Military’. Discount only applies... Read More →
Hotels.com To Add $5 Redemption Fee On Free Night Certificates, Waived On App Bookings
Hotels.com is my favorite hotel booking website, mainly because it’s possible to buy gift cards at a discount and then also get a free night for every ten nights stayed. Unfortunately Hotels.com has announced that effective... Read More →
Silver Car Launches Loyalty Program (1 Point Per $1 Spent, Points Worth ~10¢)
Car rental service Silver Car has launched a loyalty program. Let’s take a look at the new program: Earn 1 point per $1 spent (excluding taxes & fees) Points expire after five years of inactivity Enrollment is automatic No... Read More →
PSA: Make Sure To Cancel SYWR MAX Memberships
Shop Your Way Rewards has offered MAX memberships for multiple years, some people signed up for a membership in 2017 or even earlier and have had the annual fee waived every year since then. It looks like SYWR is trying to generate any... Read More →
The Club Lounges To Add New Child Restriction (Must Be Under 2 Instead Of 12 For Complimentary Entry)
Earlier we posted that The Club lounges will be adding a new rule on September 1st stating access will only be permitted when it’s within 3 hours of departure. It looks like they have added another restriction and only children... Read More →
Destination Hotels Has Joined Hyatt
Updated 8/20/19: Some properties are now showing on the Hyatt website and more will be added tomorrow, with the last being added on September 10th. Hat tip to Travel Codex In October 2018 Hyatt anounced they would be acquiring Two Roads... Read More →